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[pennyJo1960]

How wonderful I know it has taken three years for me to find black copper Marans here

 

[ronott1]

Then you need a Hyperbaric chamber.... as well as an incubator....

deb

Only if you go over 10,000 feet

 

[ronott1]

Yep. Found that out the hard way with oxygen-deprived chicks, so searched around and got my eggs from an even higher altitude....and they hatched fine here at 5100 ft, just had to adjust the humidity a bit for hatching.
Someone had a concern that the Marans eggs laid at a higher altitude would not have the desired chocolate color and be much lighter in shade, but I'm not finding that to be the case as the ones I'm hatching are pretty high on the color scale. Several buyers have asked for pics of eggs and adults and then have placed their orders for the chicks. Luckily the girls are laying an egg a day each (!!), so supply vs. demand is working. The back project/bedroom is laden with incubators and brooder boxes. I'm in hatchaholic heaven!

The egg shell color has to do with up to 11 genes for the coat color. I can't think of a way that altitude would change that. As long as the genes are correct and the food provides the pigment, The eggs will be just as dark

 

[bruceha2000]

My Mom now has a bladder infection. She likely had it going into surgery. She is going to get up and see how walking is now. She has not been able to walk for weeks so any walking would be great!

I hope she gets to go home soon

I ASSUME they have her on antibiotics for the surgery so that should knock down the bladder infection right?

(said in jest... said in jest... I would never mail you moose poo)

But, but ... maybe moose poo is great fertilizer or something. It MIGHT be a great gift!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

but ... but..... EVERYONE loves boxes of moose poo! people sell it as earrings and necklaces!!! Useful stuff!







(said in jest... said in jest... I would never mail you moose poo)


very nice!

I live in Maine. We have moose here .

 

[bruceha2000]

Well yeah, but do they poop in your yard? @Alaskan will ship directly to your house!

 

[chickadoodles]

Ron I hope she can walk fine and get her bladder infection cleared up asap!

 

[chickadoodles]

Peep your birds are beautiful.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Well yeah, but do they poop in your yard? @Alaskan will ship directly to your house!

EVERYTHING POOPS IN MY YARD

 

[bruceha2000]

Well then I guess @Alaskan will just have to accept your donation of guinea feathers with only a Thank You in return.